It can only infect a person's brain through water entering their nose and nasal passages. This allows the amoeba to pass through nasal tissue and infect the brain and central nervous system.

Western Australians are being warned about a deadly organism that can lurk in untreated or poorly treated water during a heatwave, as the state swelters under scorching temperatures.

Florida Department of Health tweeted, “Infection with Naegleria Fowleri is EXTREMELY RARE and can only happen when water contaminated with amoebae enters the body through the nose. You CANNOT ...